Ranking the Pac-12 through Week 12

One week to play in the Pac-12's regular season, and the conference is set up to get nine bowl teams this season.

Seven teams are already bowl eligible, but two more (the winners of Colorado at Utah and Cal at UCLA) will get there this week.

Meanwhile, USC has clinched the South and gets to watch all the fun this weekend from home, resting up for the Pac-12 title game. Their opponent for that game - either Stanford or Washington - has to go through a Saturday night game against a top-15 team and then play on a short week next Friday.

So, heading into the final week of the regular season: here's a look at here's a look at my updated Pac-12 rankings going into Week 13:

1. USC (10-2, 8-1; last week: 1): The South champs knocked off rival UCLA in their finale and now get two weeks to rest before the Pac-12 title game.

2. Stanford (8-3, 7-2; last week: 2): The Cardinal are done with conference play and will take the North title if Washington beats Washington State.

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